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any word from john leopold tonight? >> reporter: we just saw john leopold leave the courthouse with his attorneys. leopold would not respond to reporters' questions. judge dennis sweeney delivered his final ruling. >>> leopold was found not guilty on another count of misconduct and not guilty of fraud. that was the charge that carried prison time. now we list and to closing arguments. they lasted for four hours this morning. the defense delivered theirs. not and the judge sided with the prosecutor, which referred to leopold requiring county employees to change his urine bag. he also said was against the law to have them work on his campaign but on the issue of having sex in a parking -- that is what we heard so much since march, the judge called it offensive but did not find guilt sense the officer's job was to drive leopold. what's next? we brought in the council. i understand that an emergency meeting has been planned for tomorrow to determine whether or not john leopold will keep his job. >> that's correct tomorrow a
any word from john leopold tonight? >> reporter: we just saw john leopold leave the courthouse with his attorneys. leopold would not respond to reporters' questions. judge dennis sweeney delivered his final ruling. >>> leopold was found not guilty on another count of misconduct and not guilty of fraud. that was the charge that carried prison time. now we list and to closing arguments. they lasted for four hours this morning. the defense delivered theirs. not and the judge sided...
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. >> we do not -- is that john. >> well john and jim harbaugh's sister knew right away it was john. both parents live in milwaukee. >> hay ravens will b leave -- hey ravens will leave for new orleans on monld. if you'veever been to the underarmour sen der there's a vince lombardi figure but if you walk in there tomorrow, you won't see it. raylewis ordered it removed. >> don't ever take pictures of nothing that's not yours that you haven't earned. when r when we hold that limitation of ombardi next sunday, you've earned it when you touch it. don't trickyourself, oh this feels great. don't go through that. i don'tbelieve in jinxes and all that i just believe don't set yourself up for something. >> ray says he will only reflect on his career when the confetti falls after the game we told you ant the dangers of buying confetti here, now it's here. these tickets, if you think you found a deal on ticket, it may be a scam. >> every seat is a great seat. >> robert macon holds in his hands a rare treasure, he's got tickets to the superbowl. >> they're in the upper deck. >> that's where he'll
. >> we do not -- is that john. >> well john and jim harbaugh's sister knew right away it was john. both parents live in milwaukee. >> hay ravens will b leave -- hey ravens will leave for new orleans on monld. if you'veever been to the underarmour sen der there's a vince lombardi figure but if you walk in there tomorrow, you won't see it. raylewis ordered it removed. >> don't ever take pictures of nothing that's not yours that you haven't earned. when r when we hold that...
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john ramsey remarried. the case is still officially open. >>> you lock down your facebook so no one sees the peck complurs of your family. what if the site was using them in sponsored ads. a lawsuit said it is happening and you could be due some cash. >> reporter: the settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by some facebook users could put you in line for a payment and chances are you tossed the email. users were sent them -- i received my over the weekend. it looks like spam. it said in the subject line legal notice of settlement of class action and sent you to a real link for the settlement lawsuit. the website stems from a case who said their names and photos were used for ads. your stuff may have been used as well. that's why facebook has put $20 million into a fund to handle claims. don't get excited. at most all you'll get is $10. that $20million will go to a nonprofit group that teaches kids and adults how to use social media safely. you have to fill in the form and send it in by may 2. if you w
john ramsey remarried. the case is still officially open. >>> you lock down your facebook so no one sees the peck complurs of your family. what if the site was using them in sponsored ads. a lawsuit said it is happening and you could be due some cash. >> reporter: the settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by some facebook users could put you in line for a payment and chances are you tossed the email. users were sent them -- i received my over the weekend. it looks like...
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jacoby johns was there. he's home. ray rice said his -- and joe flacco is now in new orleans and terrell shogs has been -- suggs has been quiet all week. with the ravens in new orleans for super bowl xlvii. jamie costello. >>> coming up notre dame stays star manti te'o was only bared by a catfishing scheme. >> and the first guidelines for kids with type two diabetes. how experts plan to treat the disease. >>> it's the kind of scheme made famous by manti te'o's hoax -- catfishing. joce sterman explains how the common scheme works in tonight's scam alert. >> reporter: as crazy as it sounds, what apparently happened to notre dame's manti te'o, happens every day and in the just to famous football players. >> everybody wants to feel needed and loved and find that romance, the wonder, the excitement of it all. the scammer just knows how to pull them into it. >> reporter: pulling them in by catfishing. that's a term made famous by the 2010 film called catfish, about a man who has an online love affair with the ideal woman who
jacoby johns was there. he's home. ray rice said his -- and joe flacco is now in new orleans and terrell shogs has been -- suggs has been quiet all week. with the ravens in new orleans for super bowl xlvii. jamie costello. >>> coming up notre dame stays star manti te'o was only bared by a catfishing scheme. >> and the first guidelines for kids with type two diabetes. how experts plan to treat the disease. >>> it's the kind of scheme made famous by manti te'o's hoax --...
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. >> john leopold started his defense. he is charged with misconduct in office for using officers as a look out with when he had sex in a car and misusing tax dollars by doing this on work time. his attorneys say the team was unregulated. >> we are not looking at the streets of minneapolis, no that is a snow filled view of baltimore city. this is like a lifetime ago. >> that's early this morning. rush hour is a complete nightmare because of all the white stuff making us late for work. >> let's go over to mike and now in the abc most accurate storm center to find if things will be better tomorrow. some more activity heading our way >> it looks like not the morning but the evening. we are going the opposite direction and will be expecting snow to move in friday night. we will talk about that second half. the afternoon highs today. another day where we are into the 20s. 25 york, 29, frederick 28, we are into the middle 20s. take a look at the snow fall amounts, it was all about the southern locations over the southern portion
. >> john leopold started his defense. he is charged with misconduct in office for using officers as a look out with when he had sex in a car and misusing tax dollars by doing this on work time. his attorneys say the team was unregulated. >> we are not looking at the streets of minneapolis, no that is a snow filled view of baltimore city. this is like a lifetime ago. >> that's early this morning. rush hour is a complete nightmare because of all the white stuff making us late...
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michael bloomberg is giving john hon kins university $350 million. f he has given more than a billion dollars to the school since the mid-60s. he's designated a hundred million be used for students in need. according to hopkins, the alum is believed to be the first person ever to give one billion to a single u.s. institution of higher education. >>> and looking at news around the nation tonight, a man is now in jail tonight after police say he threatened to blow up the liberty bell. a arizona man started making the threats as we walked up to the bell. a little while later, police found two backpacks, the bomb squad investigated and said there were no explosives inside. the man is charged with making a terrorist tick threat, a bomb threat and several other defenses. >>> and a brazen robbery in a funeral home. the crooks got away with a tv and a hearse and left a lot of damage behind. what's worse, the owners say they took off with the vehicle, and had the nerve to bring it back. >> they moved another hearse, i don't know whether it left the premises o
michael bloomberg is giving john hon kins university $350 million. f he has given more than a billion dollars to the school since the mid-60s. he's designated a hundred million be used for students in need. according to hopkins, the alum is believed to be the first person ever to give one billion to a single u.s. institution of higher education. >>> and looking at news around the nation tonight, a man is now in jail tonight after police say he threatened to blow up the liberty bell. a...
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>> john. >> is that john. >> john harbaugh? >> john and jim harbaugh's sister recognized the voice and john told his family they were doing a great job and then they headed off to practice. >>> looking to escape the cold and snow buy a ticket to watch the orioles spring training session in sarasota florida. wouldn't that be nice when crowe think about the 20 -- when you think about the 20 degree temperatures. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10. the o's kick off the spring schedule again the twins february 23rd at ed smith stadium. >>> final good-byes will be said to earl weaver. he died almost a week ago on a cruise with his wife and former players. his family is holding a private ceremony to remember him tonight in florida. the public memorial will be held tomorrow. weaver died at the age of 82. >>> the race of the presidents to the national stadium will adanother competitor they are adding a 5th president. right now george washington, lincoln jefferson and roosevelt are now going to be in the field between sinings -- i
>> john. >> is that john. >> john harbaugh? >> john and jim harbaugh's sister recognized the voice and john told his family they were doing a great job and then they headed off to practice. >>> looking to escape the cold and snow buy a ticket to watch the orioles spring training session in sarasota florida. wouldn't that be nice when crowe think about the 20 -- when you think about the 20 degree temperatures. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10. the o's...
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closing arguments are scheduled for 9 this morning in the case of john leopold. the judge coo co reach a verdict as early as today. leopold's team wrapped up the case yesterday. county executive never took stand in his defense. leopold faces three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for allegedly miss using county money. the state has said leopold abused his power by having his county paid security officers sit in a bowling alley parking lot while he had sex in another car. he may have lacked judgment but what he did was not illegal. yesterday, the defense called another doctor who vouched for leopold's back problems also the personnel officer for county government said leopold returned 5,000 dollars after a mandatory pay raise. the judge allowed the four charges to stick after a second attempt to have them dropped. >> people want to know what he was thinking by having police officers drive 45 minutes to deliver newspapers to his house. >> reporter: once again that case resumes at 9 this morning. if leopold is found guilty he could face prison time or be
closing arguments are scheduled for 9 this morning in the case of john leopold. the judge coo co reach a verdict as early as today. leopold's team wrapped up the case yesterday. county executive never took stand in his defense. leopold faces three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for allegedly miss using county money. the state has said leopold abused his power by having his county paid security officers sit in a bowling alley parking lot while he had sex in another car. he may have...
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. >>> in another courtroom, a charge is dropped against anne arundel county executive john leopold. >> however, he is still faced with fighting three counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraud. cheryl conner has more. she's in annapolis tonight. >> reporter: the defense team got the day started with an argument to dismiss all charges. leopold's attorney said, quote, misconduct as a crime is constitutionally vague and overly broad. the judge said leopold as an exordinary political history with 11 elections under his belt so he should know the difference between right and wrong. >> you can't use county time and county taxpayer's money to have police officers standing by while you're having sex. that came out in the courtroom. >> reporter: the defense argued leopold had bad judgment but it doesn't amount to a crime -- something we don't hear often in the courtroom laughter when he said what if he was a married man and wanted to go home for a nooner with his wife. several testified that the executive had them drive to a bowling alley parking lot so he could have sex with a coun
. >>> in another courtroom, a charge is dropped against anne arundel county executive john leopold. >> however, he is still faced with fighting three counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraud. cheryl conner has more. she's in annapolis tonight. >> reporter: the defense team got the day started with an argument to dismiss all charges. leopold's attorney said, quote, misconduct as a crime is constitutionally vague and overly broad. the judge said leopold as an...
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it's amazing fored team and ray and john harbaugh amazing. >> reporter: you are nervous for them and we are all going to be watching and waiting two weeks for the count down. >> yeah. >> reporter: you will be watching. >> my we are having a huge superbowl party and we are excited. >>reporter: that's the feeling for the fans. everyone is super excited and feels like we are living a dream but it's going to happen. back to you guys. >> all right. teak take a look at this crowd incredible picture. federal hill outside mother's they posted it last night. people filled the streets when the game ended to celebrate. incredible looking crowd and this is what it looked like in the crowd. hundreds of people chanting screaming and yelling and crying and look at the fans. police were on hand in case there was too much celebrating. but it was also pretty peaceful just very loud. >> a similar scene in the streets of san francisco. fans celebrating the 49ers victory over the falcons there's much more dramatic. they rallied from a huge deficit to win the game 28-24 atlanta had a chance to score befor
it's amazing fored team and ray and john harbaugh amazing. >> reporter: you are nervous for them and we are all going to be watching and waiting two weeks for the count down. >> yeah. >> reporter: you will be watching. >> my we are having a huge superbowl party and we are excited. >>reporter: that's the feeling for the fans. everyone is super excited and feels like we are living a dream but it's going to happen. back to you guys. >> all right. teak take a...
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. >>> we have new development unless the misconduct trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. one charge was dropped and the judge said the second misconduct charge should be thrown out since the state didn't prove theft of campaign signs. leopold is now facing three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for misusing county dollars. he tried to nail down the question -- did leopold have bad judgment or did he abuse his powers. >> throughout the week constantly showing his lack of discretion and use of the security staff. >> the disefs called its first witness this afternoon. a doctor who performed back surgery on leopold. cheryl conner will have more coming up on abc2 news at 6:00. >>> now to the latest over the continuing debate over gun control. senator diane feinstein laid out the plan. vice-president joe biden focused more on the background check provision of the president's plan. >> these weapons do not belong on the streets of our towns, our cities, in our schools. >> reporter: while the debate it far from over, another politician is getting headlines. the former
. >>> we have new development unless the misconduct trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. one charge was dropped and the judge said the second misconduct charge should be thrown out since the state didn't prove theft of campaign signs. leopold is now facing three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for misusing county dollars. he tried to nail down the question -- did leopold have bad judgment or did he abuse his powers. >> throughout the week constantly...
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this is is going to be a family affair as john takes on jim. what one said about the other on this monday january 21st. good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. before we get to that excitement, we will start off with the weather this morning because today is going to be the warmest day of the week and it's not that warm. >> aid heat wave. >> you said it we are dealing with temperatures seasonable this mog and into the afternoon. we will get to that in a second. but let's start out with radar. we are looking at not a whole lot. we see snow showers back off towards the north and west right now. and some of those could get in here going through the rest of the afternoon. so, we do have the chance for a little snow some flurries driving around the area. but we are dealing with is temperatures. the temperatures the biggest story. look at the purposeels and magentas this is not good. you don't want to see this. this is act he can air moving into the area dash -- arctic air moving into the area going through tonight and tomorrow. clo
this is is going to be a family affair as john takes on jim. what one said about the other on this monday january 21st. good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. before we get to that excitement, we will start off with the weather this morning because today is going to be the warmest day of the week and it's not that warm. >> aid heat wave. >> you said it we are dealing with temperatures seasonable this mog and into the afternoon. we will get to that in a...
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. >>> the defense begins arguments for the executive john leopold. the state rested in the misconduct trial. prosecutors wrapped up with testimony from officers paid oversim running errands for the county executive. the supervisor of the security detail requested the leave of the position because of the stress. if convicted, leopold could be voted out of office and also face prison time. >>> four minutes after 5. calling up a ravens fans. the team wants you to send them off in style. a huge rally is planned before coach harbaugh and the players leave for new orleans and abc2 news linda so is live at the inner harbor with all the details. and when is the big send off? give us the details. >> reporter: yeah, you will have to wait three more days. the rally is scheduled for a monday here at the amphitheater at the inner harbor. but things will get started early that day. 98 rock will be broadcasting light from 6 to 10 and will hand out free breakfast and the rally officially kicks off at 11:30 at the amphitheater. you will meet members from the 2000 sup
. >>> the defense begins arguments for the executive john leopold. the state rested in the misconduct trial. prosecutors wrapped up with testimony from officers paid oversim running errands for the county executive. the supervisor of the security detail requested the leave of the position because of the stress. if convicted, leopold could be voted out of office and also face prison time. >>> four minutes after 5. calling up a ravens fans. the team wants you to send them off in...
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he is the gift that keeps on giving, michael bloomberg is giving johns hopkins another $350 million, bloomberg has given more than a billion to the school since he garage waited in the mid 1960s. of the 350 million-dollar he designated $100 million to be earmarked for financial aid. >>> a hurricane sandy aid bill, the bill would send $50 million in relief bay to victims of the storm. the house is passed the legislation and president barack obama will sign it. the storm is being blamed for 140 deaths and billions of dollars in damage. time for a check of the forecast, back over to lynette. it's going to be critical today. we pay attention to what you see today. >>> the glaze of ice is going to be across the area, that's all you need is the glaze, icy conditions, hazardous, take it easy on the roadways, we can see what is going on, on the satellite and radar, snow in the blue ask pinks, talking about the wintery mix, as we look at freezing rain mixing in as well. plain rain down to the south, all this will turnover to rain as we head in to the afternoon time frame, this morning, is ver
he is the gift that keeps on giving, michael bloomberg is giving johns hopkins another $350 million, bloomberg has given more than a billion to the school since he garage waited in the mid 1960s. of the 350 million-dollar he designated $100 million to be earmarked for financial aid. >>> a hurricane sandy aid bill, the bill would send $50 million in relief bay to victims of the storm. the house is passed the legislation and president barack obama will sign it. the storm is being blamed...
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. >>> today the defense will present its case in the trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. the state rested yesterday in the misconduct trial. they wrapped up testimony from officers about over time made on the state's dime running errands for legal pod. one officer requested to leave the position because of stress. >>> switching to the ravens. they head to new orleans for superbowl 47 and you will be able to send them off in style. a huge rally is planned and this morning abc2 news linda so is dive at the inner harbor with -- be live at the inner harbor and you are live where the party will take place. >> reporter: it will be here on monday morning. this is the amphitheater at the inner harbor. the official rally kicks off at 11:30 here. but early in the morning, things will get started over there at the restaurant. they will be handing out free breakfast along with 98 rock which will be broadcasting their live from 6 to 10 in the morning. again the rally officially kicks off at 11:30 and you will get to meet members from the 200 0 superbowl team and the mayor will be her
. >>> today the defense will present its case in the trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. the state rested yesterday in the misconduct trial. they wrapped up testimony from officers about over time made on the state's dime running errands for legal pod. one officer requested to leave the position because of stress. >>> switching to the ravens. they head to new orleans for superbowl 47 and you will be able to send them off in style. a huge rally is planned and...
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john leopold trial. the judge says leopold was acting as a private citizen when he rode around in secure detail and ripped out the opponents campaign signs. leopold faces three oh misconduct charges. the gift that is going to help students who need to attend college. michael bloomberg is giving $350 million, bloomberg has given more than a pillion bucks to the school since he graduated in the 60s. of the 350 million, $100 million will be used for financial aid. thank you the for staying with us. we have the big winners from the screen actors build awards. cia thriller argo won for cast performance. lead acting honors to jennifer lawrence. r rated fairy tale, hansel and gretel took top honors. play book which is up for 8th academy awards landed third place with $10 million. >> working for you, keeping you ahead of the icy storm. a pree have you of the rally, the sendsoff they are going to new orleans in style. the fans are in the cold. >>> i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. weather is going to be
john leopold trial. the judge says leopold was acting as a private citizen when he rode around in secure detail and ripped out the opponents campaign signs. leopold faces three oh misconduct charges. the gift that is going to help students who need to attend college. michael bloomberg is giving $350 million, bloomberg has given more than a pillion bucks to the school since he graduated in the 60s. of the 350 million, $100 million will be used for financial aid. thank you the for staying with...
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. >> closing arguments are expected today in the trial of john leopold. we are work for you on how soon we could -- working for you on how soon we could hear a verdict. >> doctors at johns hopkins push the limits of medicine and give a american hero a chance at a normal life. >> and we sent them away in charm city style and today the ravens sit down with reporters. we have a wild ride which is superbowl 47 i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we had a wild weather day yesterday but now it look like we can breath a sigh of relief as we head out the door. i hope that's the case right lynette? >> that's the case. what we are going to be dealing with is the fog. we have patchy fog to contend with this morning. other than that, it's going to be nice and quiet. the calm wf the storm -- before the storm rolls in by tomorrow. the radar is different than yesterday and much calmer as we look at what's happening with temperatures right now. we are much warmer than this time yesterday. we are talking about the 40s in owings mills right now. this should be the
. >> closing arguments are expected today in the trial of john leopold. we are work for you on how soon we could -- working for you on how soon we could hear a verdict. >> doctors at johns hopkins push the limits of medicine and give a american hero a chance at a normal life. >> and we sent them away in charm city style and today the ravens sit down with reporters. we have a wild ride which is superbowl 47 i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. we had a wild...
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and we know miracles happen in our backyard at johns hopkins every day. but the story you are about to hear is incredible. a soldier who lost his limbs in iraqarms once again. linda so is at the hospital this morning and linda, you hear the story and you have to wonder how is this possible. >> reporter: it's possible with the incredible doctors here. it's the first time that hopkins performed a double arm transplant and later this morning, we will get to meet that soldier and the surgeon. a news conference is scheduled for 11 this morning here at the hospital. this is video from before the transplant. brandan marrocco is the first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. he was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. he underwent the transplant last month. it involves connecting nerves and skins and muscles and bones on both arms. it involved a treatment that used the dead donor's bone marrow cells to prevent his body from rejecting the new arms. marrocco is one of 7 u.s. soldiers to received a successful double arm transplant. he will
and we know miracles happen in our backyard at johns hopkins every day. but the story you are about to hear is incredible. a soldier who lost his limbs in iraqarms once again. linda so is at the hospital this morning and linda, you hear the story and you have to wonder how is this possible. >> reporter: it's possible with the incredible doctors here. it's the first time that hopkins performed a double arm transplant and later this morning, we will get to meet that soldier and the surgeon....
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. >>> john leopold trial, friday the judge threw out a misconduct and office charge against the executive. the judge said leopold was acting as a citizen when he rolled out when he ripped out opponents campaign signs. >>> jurors are expected to hear the state's case against michael johnson. the ex-boyfriend of barnes' half sister. prosecutors made opening statements, they informed the jury of sex tape involving barns her sister and johnson. prosecutors told jurors they will hear from a convicted criminal and a friend of johnsons who claims to have seen the body in the suspect's apartment the day she went missing. the witness is a jailhouse switch says barnes. >>> hundreds of composers musicians and broadway stars are heading to connecticut tonight, performing in honor of the 20 students and six adults killed in last month's shooting. the broadway with love, benefit concert for sandy hook. the stars hope they can help the community's healing process. proceeds and donations will go to united way of sandy hook school support fund. dance groups will take part in the performance. >>> 3 months
. >>> john leopold trial, friday the judge threw out a misconduct and office charge against the executive. the judge said leopold was acting as a citizen when he rolled out when he ripped out opponents campaign signs. >>> jurors are expected to hear the state's case against michael johnson. the ex-boyfriend of barnes' half sister. prosecutors made opening statements, they informed the jury of sex tape involving barns her sister and johnson. prosecutors told jurors they will...
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john leopold in court facing charges of misconduct and fraud. sherrie johnson is here with more on the case going on in annapolis. >> reporter: today closing arguments are scheduled to start at about 9:00 this morning in annapolis in the case of anne arundel county executive john leopold. the judge could reach a verdict as early as todaych the defense wrapped up the testimony and leopold faces three counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraud. he did not take the stand in his defense. yesterday, the defense called another doctor who vouched for his back problems. also the personnel officer for county government said leopold returned 5,000 dollars after a mandatory pay raise. the judge allowed the four charges to stick after a second attempt to have them dropped. >> the judge is moving forward with the charges against him. i would see that as a good sign. >> >> reporter: once again the case resumes at 9 this morning. if leopold is found guilty he could face prison time or be voted out of office by the county council. sherrie johnson, ab
john leopold in court facing charges of misconduct and fraud. sherrie johnson is here with more on the case going on in annapolis. >> reporter: today closing arguments are scheduled to start at about 9:00 this morning in annapolis in the case of anne arundel county executive john leopold. the judge could reach a verdict as early as todaych the defense wrapped up the testimony and leopold faces three counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraud. he did not take the stand in his...
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senator john mccain concedes it's a critical issue for republicans as support for the party among hispanics has dropped dramatically. >>> protesters in egypt are defying the government-ordered nighttime curfew and state of emergency. young people battled with police near two, major hotels. abc's lama hasan has just arrived in cairo. >> reporter: it is even when we were driving in from the airport, we saw the remnants of the battle that had been taking place between the protesters and the police force for five-consecutive days. and as soon as we get closer to tahrir square, which is the birthplace of the revolution two years ago, one of the bridges leading into the square has been closed off to all traffic. and as i said, people here are anticipating the violence, to flare-up once again later on in the day. >> at least 60 people have died since the protests began last week and quickly spread to the major cities. >>> there is a search under way off the coast of italy right now for a u.s. fighter plane that has gone missing. the f-16 was on a training mission and not carrying any weapons when
senator john mccain concedes it's a critical issue for republicans as support for the party among hispanics has dropped dramatically. >>> protesters in egypt are defying the government-ordered nighttime curfew and state of emergency. young people battled with police near two, major hotels. abc's lama hasan has just arrived in cairo. >> reporter: it is even when we were driving in from the airport, we saw the remnants of the battle that had been taking place between the protesters...
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john's, the rector of st. john's. he gave the innovation at george w. bush's second inn inaugur inaugural. he will be speaking this morning. his theme, unity and bridging divisions in the country. so, the president and his family, enter st. john's episcopal church. we will have them when they come out of the service, in about an hour. >>> for right now, let's go up to sam in new york with the weather. >> texas over there. okay. oh, hi. how are you guys? i couldn't hear a thing. we're outside in times square. we got great things going on here, as well. we might not be as crowded as the washington mall. but let me tell you, we're just as happy folks. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning we want to show you. we'll start with the pictures. why torture us, ft. lauderdale? why do that? you're sending us pictures just to rub it in. there's baltimore this morning. elsewhere, here's what happens with the low. now that we have the cold air and it starts to drop, if you think it's cold in times square right now, wait until tomorrow morn
john's, the rector of st. john's. he gave the innovation at george w. bush's second inn inaugur inaugural. he will be speaking this morning. his theme, unity and bridging divisions in the country. so, the president and his family, enter st. john's episcopal church. we will have them when they come out of the service, in about an hour. >>> for right now, let's go up to sam in new york with the weather. >> texas over there. okay. oh, hi. how are you guys? i couldn't hear a thing....
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. >>> the threat from north korea will soon be john kerry's headache. president obama's nominee for secretary of state, testified yesterday at a senate confirmation hearing on capitol hill. but he fielded more questions about iran's nuclear program and about syria and pakistan. kerry is expected to sail through the confirmation vote some time next week. >>> and gun control advocates are urging the public to get behind tough, new legislation, just unveiled yesterday. senator dianne feinstein introduced the law that would ban 157 types of assault weapons. the nra and their congressional allies are unlikely to approve them. >>> and the senate has some new rules this morning to curb filibusters, which are used to block bills and nominations. senators overwhelmingly approved the new rule, which reduce but don't eliminate the number of times a filibuster can be used by the minority party. in return, the majority will to allow two minority amendments to bills. >>> and rhode island statehouse, lawmakers applauded after passing a bill to allow gay marriages. rho
. >>> the threat from north korea will soon be john kerry's headache. president obama's nominee for secretary of state, testified yesterday at a senate confirmation hearing on capitol hill. but he fielded more questions about iran's nuclear program and about syria and pakistan. kerry is expected to sail through the confirmation vote some time next week. >>> and gun control advocates are urging the public to get behind tough, new legislation, just unveiled yesterday. senator...
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>> reporter: jim and john harbaugh are just 15 months apart. but in two weeks, they'll stand 15 feet apart, face-to-face on the biggest stage in sports. the 49ers stunned the atlanta falcons on sunday, to clinch the nfc title. >> into the end zone for a touchdown. >> reporter: big brother's john's baltimore ravens capped off a cinderella season, sealing their destiny by running over the patriots. this game has its own twitter hash tag, #harbaugh. >> we had a few fights and arguments. we'll try to stay out of that business. we'll have the two teams duke it out as much as possible. >> reporter: john and jim grew up with the game. their father, jack, coached some of the top college teams in the country. the two boys with him every step of the way. but the emotion may only be surpassed by the man wearing number 52, ray lewis, who will come february 3rd, will play his last game in the nfl. lewis, clearly moved after the game, talked about coming back from an injury to make this his last season. >> and i knew, as a leader, the things that i gave up.
>> reporter: jim and john harbaugh are just 15 months apart. but in two weeks, they'll stand 15 feet apart, face-to-face on the biggest stage in sports. the 49ers stunned the atlanta falcons on sunday, to clinch the nfc title. >> into the end zone for a touchdown. >> reporter: big brother's john's baltimore ravens capped off a cinderella season, sealing their destiny by running over the patriots. this game has its own twitter hash tag, #harbaugh. >> we had a few fights...
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affair you could call the har-bowl, pitting jim harbaugh against his older brother, which i can't know, john, head coach of the baltimore ravens. >> going to be a good one. in the nfc, the 49ers overcame a 17-0 deficit against the dirty birds of atlanta. they finally locked it up for good in the fourth quarter when quarterback colin kaepernick found frank gore who rushed into the end zone. quite a game. >> in the afc, baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco threw three touchdowns in the second half. the final blow was when the ravens' carey williams picked off tom brady in the end zone. it was the patriopatriot's firs playoff loss at home. >> and the super bowl in new orleans. you have the brother versus brother dynamic. and then ray lewis, his final season. got to the super bowl. willis is happy. >> that's a good story. i lived in baltimore for a couple of years. >> you worked for the ravens? >> my very good friend is the mayor. >> you've got a political hookup. you better get down there. >> you're going to see sunny in the good seats. in atlanta, a falcons fan is in the hospital this morni
affair you could call the har-bowl, pitting jim harbaugh against his older brother, which i can't know, john, head coach of the baltimore ravens. >> going to be a good one. in the nfc, the 49ers overcame a 17-0 deficit against the dirty birds of atlanta. they finally locked it up for good in the fourth quarter when quarterback colin kaepernick found frank gore who rushed into the end zone. quite a game. >> in the afc, baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco threw three touchdowns in...
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closing arguments will begin in the trial of john leopold. leopold faces three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for miss using county money. if convicted he could face prison time or be voted off by county council. >>> people in baltimore are mourning the loss of hattie harrison who passed away last night at the age of 84. she was member of the house of delegates since 1973 representing the 45th district and longest serving member of the south house of delegates ants first african american woman to charity committee. >>> time for a check of the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. >> all right. you see we are talking temperatures that are well above average this morning. we are at 49 degrees in northville and 42 in ellicott city. 45 in stevensville and elkton coming in at 36 degrees right now. now the planner looks like this going throughout the day. we will have some clouds out there but we will get sunshine in here. that high temperature at 48 degrees. and then we will have more change in the forecast as we go through tom
closing arguments will begin in the trial of john leopold. leopold faces three counts of misconduct and one count of fraud for miss using county money. if convicted he could face prison time or be voted off by county council. >>> people in baltimore are mourning the loss of hattie harrison who passed away last night at the age of 84. she was member of the house of delegates since 1973 representing the 45th district and longest serving member of the south house of delegates ants first...
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here's abc's john muller. >> reporter: he is the elusive hairy giant of legend. a tabloid hero, punchline and news diversion. now big foot back in the headlines. but it's not sightings. this time something brand new. audio. big foot speaks. listen. listen again. the high-pitched shriek come from a swampy area in oregon. the recording, given to the oregonian newspaper. not impressed? people living in the area are. they've been hearing strange cries in the night since november. denise on the left told the paper she thinks whatever is in the swamp is calling out to another creature. some suggest it could be a young big foot lost, calling out for his fellow big foots. >> these are not just animals. they're a type of people. >> reporter: don't tell these guys big foot is a bunch of craziness. they are professional researchers. they've spent plenty of time in oregon's blue mountains. >> it's not big foot, it's big foots. >> reporter: one theory, the shrieks could be the screams of local foxes. of course, it could be possible maybe it's big foot chasing the local foxes.
here's abc's john muller. >> reporter: he is the elusive hairy giant of legend. a tabloid hero, punchline and news diversion. now big foot back in the headlines. but it's not sightings. this time something brand new. audio. big foot speaks. listen. listen again. the high-pitched shriek come from a swampy area in oregon. the recording, given to the oregonian newspaper. not impressed? people living in the area are. they've been hearing strange cries in the night since november. denise on...
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surgeons at johns hopkins have given the 26-year-old vet a double arm transplant. it was only the 7th time such an operation has been performed here in the u.s. he has tweeted he can feel his new arms a little. more details will come today. >> kind of puts other problems in perspective when you see someone like that. >>> from an inspiring story to one that's not. atlanta police are on the atlanta for at least 15 people who followed a car into a foot locker and helped themselves to the hmerchandise. the car was abandoned, this is the second time in a week that a smash and grab heist was staged in that same area. >>> also from northern georgia, two men were arrested for stealing chicken wings. no small amount of wings either ranaldo jackson and dee wayne patterson are accused of stealing $65,000 worth of frozen tyson's chicken wings. that's about 26,000 pounds. the alleged heist took place on the same weekend at the nfl divisional playoffs, with warnings of an upcoming chicken wing shortage. >> my, my. >>> super bowl fans, we want to see your team spirit for the rave
surgeons at johns hopkins have given the 26-year-old vet a double arm transplant. it was only the 7th time such an operation has been performed here in the u.s. he has tweeted he can feel his new arms a little. more details will come today. >> kind of puts other problems in perspective when you see someone like that. >>> from an inspiring story to one that's not. atlanta police are on the atlanta for at least 15 people who followed a car into a foot locker and helped themselves...
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but there's a flip side, and john, a hard-nosed pi, joined me in a seedy hotel room scene, no doubt the scene of many sorted liaisons to explain what's going on. >> privacy doesn't exist no more. it's over. >> reporter: lipstick on a collar is no longer the cheat's biggest problem. >> nick, technology is going to get you caught at some point. technology is killing the cheater. >> reporter: because an electronic trail is nearly impossible to erase. it was text messages that played a part in the downfall of tiger woods. congressman anthony weiner, a laughing stock after sending photos of his manhood to young women on twitter. and an e-mail retired general david petraeus. then there were the good old fashion phone bills. >> when we look at phone bills for people cheating, we look at the number of minutes for people talking. most are two, three minutes max. when you see 30, 40 minute cell phone calls and that number keeps popping up, there's a problem. >> reporter: he says if you suspect your man is a cheater, he will catch him. because covering your tracks is now impossible. is this the en
but there's a flip side, and john, a hard-nosed pi, joined me in a seedy hotel room scene, no doubt the scene of many sorted liaisons to explain what's going on. >> privacy doesn't exist no more. it's over. >> reporter: lipstick on a collar is no longer the cheat's biggest problem. >> nick, technology is going to get you caught at some point. technology is killing the cheater. >> reporter: because an electronic trail is nearly impossible to erase. it was text messages...